{"id":5554,"date":"2005-12-10T14:11:04","date_gmt":"2005-12-10T21:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2005\/12\/10\/businessmen-sue-over-chinese-leak-bbc\/"},"modified":"2005-12-10T14:11:04","modified_gmt":"2005-12-10T21:11:04","slug":"businessmen-sue-over-chinese-leak-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2005\/12\/businessmen-sue-over-chinese-leak-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Businessmen sue over Chinese leak &#8211; BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/images\/_41062100_samples203bap.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/images\/_41062100_samples203bap.jpg','popup','width=203+20,height=152+20,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/images\/_41062100_samples203bap-tm.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"133\" alt=\" 41062100 Samples203Bap\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/asia-pacific\/4515818.stm\">From BBC NEWS:<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nBusinessmen from the Chinese city of Harbin are planning to sue the state-owned chemical company blamed for poisoning the water supply.<\/p>\n<p>Water to the city was cut off last month after an explosion at the plant allowed 100 tonnes of benzene to spill into the Songhua river.<\/p>\n<p>The businessmen&#8217;s lawyer told the BBC pollution would be a long-term problem.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- technorati tags start --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:10px;\">Technorati Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/China\" rel=\"tag\">China<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- technorati tags end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From BBC NEWS: Businessmen from the Chinese city of Harbin are planning to sue the state-owned chemical company blamed for poisoning the water supply. 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